4. Designers Try to Keep Up With Insatiable Desire for Fresh Merch: The rapidly revolving door at design houses is partly a function of society’s insatiable desire for fresh and new, of brands’ needs to stir the merch machine — and of short attention spans. – Read More on WWD

5. Philipp Plein: the king of bling on high fashion snobbery, his $1 million fashion shows, and why sex rules the world – Read More on Evening Standard

6. Factories that made clothes for Forever 21, Ross paid workers $4 an hour, Labor Department says: Forever 21 is one of several companies that have been supplied by independent Southern California factories that pay workers much less than the state minimum wage, the Labor Department announced Wednesday. – Read More on LA Times